How to stop getting notifications from tentedstars.com

What kind of page is tentedstars[.]com?

While inspecting tentedstars[.]com, we learned that this page is designed to deceive visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Tentedstars[.]com uses a technique known as clickbait to achieve this. Typically, sites like tentedstars[.]com send untrustworthy notifications. Thus, users should not agree to receive notifications from websites of this type.

Tentedstars[.]com in detail

Tentedstars[.]com displays a message saying that it is required to click the "Allow" button to pass a CAPTCHA (to prove that visitors are not robots). However, clicking "Allow" in a pop-up window presented by a browser while visiting tentedstars[.]com permits the page to send notifications.

If allowed, tentedstars[.]com can display various deceptive notifications. For instance, the site can show fake system warnings/alerts claiming that a computer is infected with viruses and urging to renew antivirus software to eliminate those "viruses" and fix the error. Clicking such notifications can lead to potentially malicious pages.

Notifications from tentedstars[.]com might open technical support scams designed to trick users into providing scammers remote access to their computers, downloading malicious software, or paying for fake (or unnecessary) services or products. Also, pages promoted via notification from tentedstars[.]com may host adware, browser hijackers, or other unwanted software.

Furthermore, these notifications can lead to phishing sites designed to steal credit card details, ID card information, social security numbers, login credentials, or other sensitive details. Thus, trusting notifications from tentedstars[.]com may result in financial losses, identity theft, computer infections, and other issues.

It is important to note that visiting sites like tentedstars[.]com can lead users to untrustworthy websites as well. Therefore, it is strongly advised to avoid these pages and not permit them to send notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by tentedstars.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Phishing), Google Safebrowsing (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.39.98
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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How these pages are promoted?

Users can access websites like tentedstars[.]com through rogue advertising networks, which are commonly found on torrent sites and illegal movie streaming services. These websites can also be opened via ads, buttons, pop-ups, and other elements displayed on unreliable websites.

Links in fraudulent emails and messages and ads generated by adware can also lad users to such pages. It is worth mentioning that tentedstars[.]com is similar to numerous other sites, like poratfit[.]com, naukagil[.]com, and realstkozirads[.]com.

How did tentedstars[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

When users visit websites that want to send notifications, a pop-up window from the web browser appears, informing them of this request. If users click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button, they grant permission for these websites to deliver notifications. Consequently, tentedstars[.]com can send notifications because you have allowed it to do so.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Be attentive when encountering suspicious web pages requesting to send notifications. Always select "Block", "Block Notifications", "Deny", or a similar option when a questionable site asks for permission to deliver notifications or simply close the page. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of tentedstars[.]com website (GIF):

A deceptive notification from tentedstars[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by tentedstars.com?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences...". Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane.

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by tentedstars[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

This page shows notifications because you have already visited it and allowed it to send notifications. No page can display notifications without being allowed to do so.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Notifications from web pages cannot infect computers. However, notifications generated by dubious sites can take users to pages designed to trick them into downloading malware or taking other harmful actions.

Is tentedstars[.]com a virus?

Websites like tentedstars[.]com are not viruses. However, they often promote various scams (e.g., technical support scams), dubious applications, and other web pages of this kind.

Will Combo Cleaner remove tentedstars[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and eliminate permissions granted to tentedstars[.]com. It will also block further access to tentedstars[.]com. No additional actions will be necessary.

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